For the first time in more than 15 years, the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Search for Extraterrestrial ...

Researchers from the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) may have figured out why we have not detected any alien ...

Aliens in Our Imagination: Friendly or Frightening? From the pointy ears of the Vulcans to the razor-sharp teeth of the ...

Experts stress need for transparency while aiming to prevent premature announcements and protect scientists ...

Hollywood makes initiating alien contact seem much easier than it has proven to be. In E.T. the Extraterrestrial, E.T. got ...

SETI may have missed alien signals for 60 years because stellar plasma smears transmissions into noise, a new Astrophysical Journal study finds.

Astronomers have identified 45 Earth-like worlds that could be among the most promising places to search for biosignatures—chemical signs of life in distant atmospheres. Inspired by the idea of a real ...

A set of protocols telling scientists what to do – and what not to do – if they ever detect evidence of intelligent life ...

With new technologies come new opportunities. And that is especially true in astronomy—with every new advanced telescope, we ...

The recent, widely covered signal that's allegedly got SETI hot and bothered is almost certainly not aliens. But that doesn't mean it's not cool. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

New research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth could thus be overlooking prime evidence of alien intelligence.

Do not shout ‘alien!’” Amid surge of public interest in UFOs or UAP, one group updated its rules for how news of extraterrestrials should be revealed.